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The School of Geography Planning and Environmental Policy unites, in a way that is unique in Ireland, three disciplines that are concerned with understanding and shaping the world around us. We have a strong track record and international reputation in each of the disciplinary areas and our research benefits from the manner in which approaches, techniques, knowledge and perspectives from each of the disciplines can be drawn together. Building on our established research strengths, international links and emerging research potential, research in the School is organised around three major cross cutting research Themes:

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There has been plenty of debate in the academic literature about the nature of the common good or public interest in planning. There is a recognition that the idea is one that is extremely difficult to isolate in practical ...

There has been significant research undertaken examining the 'creative class' thesis within the context of the locational preferences of creative workers. However, relatively little attention has been given to the locational ...

Between 1990 and 2006, the Dublin Region was amongst the most rapidly growing urban areas in Europe. The increase in population and industry presents particular challenges for spatial planning. The aim of the Urban Environment ...

The Urban Environment Project (UEP) is a multi-disciplinary, inter-institutional research project whose goal is to develop a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) (figure 1) so that policy ...

Bannon, Michael J.(University College Dublin. School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy, 1998)

The image of a neo-classical, grand Dublin, "the second city of the empire" which is familiar to many, owes much to the foresight and guidance provided by Dublin's Commissioners for the Making of Wide and Convenient Streets ...